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Regional Director, EM-0301-00 (Public)

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Summary

These positions are located in the Divisions of Risk Management Supervision (RMS) and Depositor and Consumer Protection (DCP), Regional Offices of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, as follows: 

1. Atlanta, GA,

2. Chicago, IL, 

3. Braintree, MA or New York, NY, and

4. Dallas, TX

Salary reflects a pay cap for this position of $310,000.

Overview

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Accepting applications
Open & closing dates
12/15/2025 to 12/30/2025
Salary
$275,000 to - $310,000 per year
Pay scale & grade
EM 00
Locations
4 vacancies in the following locations:
Atlanta, GA
Chicago, IL
Braintree, MA
New York, NY
Remote job
No
Telework eligible
No
Travel Required
Occasional travel - Occasional to extensive travel may be required.
Relocation expenses reimbursed
Yes—Relocation benefits may be authorized according to FDIC policy.
Appointment type
Permanent
Work schedule
Full-time
Service
Competitive
Promotion potential
EM - 00
Supervisory status
Yes
Security clearance
Sensitive Compartmented Information
Drug test
Yes
Position sensitivity and risk
Special-Sensitive (SS)/High Risk
Financial disclosure
Yes - This position requires the selectee to file a public financial disclosure report (OGE Form 278e) as a condition of employment.
Bargaining unit status
No
Announcement number
2025-EM-PJN-0190
Control number
852494800

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Clarification from the agency

Applicants with status or those eligible under special hiring authorities, should apply under FDIC merit promotion announcement 2025-EM-MP-0191. However, if you desire consideration also under this public non-status announcement, you must apply to both announcements. Status applicants are current permanent Federal employees in the competitive service and former Federal employees with reinstatement eligibility.

Duties

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  • Oversees the region's activities; ensures that all operating programs under the direction of the Regional Director are administered effectively and in accordance with broadly stated objectives and priorities.
  • Represents the region and advises Division Directors on substantive matters pertaining to supervisory functions. Provides input to groups within RMS and DCP engaged in determining the need for new policies or procedures on complex and sensitive technical matters with the potential to impact the divisions' programs. Oversees training, utilization, and succession readiness of staff under scope of responsibility.
  • Makes binding decisions on matters pertinent to risk management and consumer protection. Leads the development of formal plans and programs designed to correct deficiencies in the operation of banks under the supervision of the Regional Office.
  • Oversees risk management and consumer protection examination and supervision programs for institutions of varying size, complexity, and operations, including those engaged in emerging technologies. Monitors industry risk within various markets in a dispersed geographic area and ensures regional supervision plans appropriately consider such risks.
  • Provides recommendations to senior executives on various FDIC and divisional matters, such as enforcement actions against individuals and institutions and operational matters within the region. Uses discretion and judgment when coordinating plans with counterparts, senior executives, or other impacted parties. When sensitive or impactful program or policy matters arise, ensures comprehensive analysis is completed and gains appropriate concurrence for proposed decisions or actions.
  • Initiates and conducts meetings with state and federal agencies and financial institution executives regarding supervisory concerns. Provides executive-level representation for the FDIC to financial institution officials, other supervisory authorities, industry groups, and the public at various outreach and industry events.
  • Exercises supervisory personnel management authority directly or indirectly through subordinate supervisors.
  • Executes agency personnel plans and programs, performance measurement, employee development, and other personnel-oriented factors consistent with corporate policy, legal requirements, and the mission of the Divisions.
  • Effectively administers all operating programs under his/her direction in accordance with broadly stated objectives and priorities. Coordinates with counterparts from other divisions in the region on various administrative and operational issues.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

2-page Resume Requirement: Please limit your résumé to 2 pages (minimum 10-point font). If more than 2 pages are submitted, only the first 2 pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualifications.

Registration with the Selective Service.

U.S. Citizenship is required.  

Employment Conditions

Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI) required.

Ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret/SCI security clearance.

Applicant tentatively selected for this position will be required to submit to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment and will be subject to random drug tests.

Must be able to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of security clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.

Employee may be relocated to any duty location to meet management needs.

Qualifications

To meet the minimum qualifications, applicants must possess the leadership and technical experiences listed below. These qualifications would typically be gained through progressively responsible management or executive-level assignments.

Qualifying experience may be obtained in the private or public sector. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic, religious/spiritual; community; student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: All applicants must submit a resume that addresses each minimum qualification experience. Examples should be clear, concise, and emphasize your level of responsibilities; the scope and complexity of the programs, activities, or services you managed; program accomplishments; policy initiatives undertaken; level of contacts; the sensitivity and criticality of the issues you addressed; and the results of your actions. You should use action-oriented leadership words to describe your experience and accomplishments and quantify your experience wherever possible to demonstrate your accomplishments (e.g., number of employees supervised). Leadership experiences identified must have been performed in an official supervisory role.

Leadership Experience 1: Minimum three years of management experience in either the federal or state government or the private sector overseeing and coordinating the work of organizational units directly or indirectly through subordinate supervisors, including assigning work; directing changes to programs and priorities; and evaluating performance against goals; AND

Leadership Experience 2: Minimum three years of management experience in either the federal or state government or the private sector applying techniques for translating strategic vision and goals into actionable priorities and objectives to implement enterprise level goals of regional or national impact; AND

Leadership Experience 3: Minimum three years of management experience in either the federal or state government or the private sector applying techniques for identifying risk impacting the financial services industry and developing and implementing activities to address emerging or existing risks in the financial sector as well as integrating risk management practices, processes, and protocols into organizational activities; AND

Technical Experience 1: Minimum three years of management experience in either the federal or state government or the private sector driving strategic changes in risk management and/or compliance supervision programs, policies and/or procedures in response to evolving conditions and aligning cross-functional teams to meet shared goals; AND

Technical Experience 2: Minimum three years of management experience with financial institution supervision and with identifying and implementing enhancements to complex/technical financial institution supervision programs, regulations, or operations; AND

Technical Experience 3: Minimum three years of management experience in either the federal or state government or the private sector navigating complex relationships in supervision and examination activities, including serving as the senior point of contact for the industry and regulators.

Selective Placement Factor: Candidates must have a Risk Management examiner commission from the FDIC or another organization with comparable commissioning criteria approved by the FDIC's Division of Risk Management Supervision or have high-level risk management experience in the financial industry that is the equivalent to the knowledge of a senior bank examiner.

Education

There is no substitution of education for the experience for this position.

Additional information

FDIC Employees: The five-day notification process does not apply to corporate and executive manager positions. Failure to provide your up-to-date resume in support of your qualifications for this position by the closing date will limit your ability to receive maximum consideration. Take a moment to ensure that your resume reflects the qualification requirements of this position by the closing date.

To read about your rights and responsibilities as an applicant for Federal employment, click here.

If selected, you may be required to serve a probationary or trial period as applicable to appointment type.

If selected, you may be required to serve a supervisory/managerial probationary period.

Additional selections may be made from this vacancy announcement to fill identical vacancies that occur subsequent to this announcement.

FDIC Executive Managers (EM) are in the Federal competitive service and not the Senior Executive Service (SES). As an EM at the FDIC, you will provide executive leadership and managerial direction over substantive activities related to planning, developing, executing, and coordinating the Corporation's programs and policies.

Current or Former Political Appointees: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C or Non-Career SES employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the HR Office.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

1. Your resume will be reviewed, to determine whether you meet the qualification requirements outlined in this announcement. Therefore, it is imperative that your resume contains sufficiently detailed information upon which to make the qualification determination. 

2. If you are found minimally qualified, a Management Rating Panel (MRP) will review your qualifications and experience against pre-established benchmarks. The rating panel will place applications in one of three quality categories, i.e., Best Qualified, Highly Qualified, or Qualified. These category assignments are a measure of the degree in which your background and responses to the assessment questions match the competencies listed below. Within these categories, candidates eligible for veterans’ preference will receive selection priority over non-veterans.

3. Top ranked (Best Qualified) candidates will be referred to the selecting official for further review and consideration.

The competencies/Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs) you will be assessed on are listed below.

  • Direction Setting
  • External Awareness
  • Managing Risk
  • Organizational Performance
  • Strategic Thinking
  • Bank Supervision - Technical knowledge regarding the examination and supervision of banks, including policies, procedures, guidance, laws, and regulations.
  • Knowledge of financial institution risk management, FDIC rules and regulations, and program activities.
  • Knowledge of accounting/financial principles sufficient to understand all facets of a financial institution’s operations and the applicability of consumer compliance laws and regulations.

Your resume will serve as responses to the competencies/KSAs. Only include experience directly relevant to the position.

Experience must be explicitly stated in the resume as experience not specifically described in the resume cannot be assumed. Resumes that are vague or don't address specific requirements will not receive maximum consideration.


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